About us

BACKGROUND

Kabarole District was curved out of the then Toro District in 1974. Toro District by then comprised the District of Kasese and Bundibugyo. In 2000 Kabarole District was again split into four Districts of Kabarole, Kamwenge, Kyenjojo and Bunyangabu. The District is located in western Uganda and lies on the foothills of Mount Rwenzori. It lies at a distance by road, of 320 km from Kampala the Capital City, via Mubende. It is bordered by Bunyangabu District in the South, Kamwenge in the South East, Kyenjojo in the East and Bundibugyo in the North and West.

The District generally has a good climate with temperatures ranging from 20oC to 30oC and rainfall ranging from 1,200mm – 1,500 mm per annum. The District has cool temperatures averaging between 22°-25°C and has bimodal rainfall ranging from 1200mm – 1500mm per annum. The district has three distinct agro ecological zones i.e. Northeastern zone, the Middle zone and the Highland (Mountain) zone. The three different zones offer different opportunities for commercial agriculture ranging from tea, dairy cattle, bananas coffee, Apiary, Horticulture.

TOTAL AREA:

Kabarole District has a total area of 1,814km2 of which 1,569km2 is covered by land and 198kms is covered by open water/wetlands. Arable land is 1,569km2 and the area under cultivation is 1,307km2.

GOAL:

To promote the people’s standards of living through efficient and effective delivery of services.